ABSTRACT
The thing the Time Traveller held in his hand was a glittering metallic framework, scarcely larger than a small clock, and very delicately made. There was ivory in it, and some transparent crystalline substance. “This little affair,” said the Time Traveller, resting his elbows on the table and pressing his hands together above the apparatus, “is only a model. Archaeologists have developed a solution to the problem of time travel that is every bit as intricate as the mechanism built by Wells’s hero. Archaeological excavation and analysis is a highly developed scientific discipline that allows people a means of access to the human past. Archaeologists today tend to work outside of the university or museum setting. In the United States, most professional archaeologists are employed by the private companies, dedicated to excavating and surveying areas in advance of impending construction.
